Big shooting at some DC Naval Yard. At least ten people down, two possible shooters. CNN keeps emphasizing it's "a very fluid situation." Does this mean that Jeff Beck's involved?

Yes there is definitely a lot of emotion and commotion at the shipyard, Fox News who were there in a flash and purport to only report the truth have the place wired and are providing a blow by blow coverage saying one of the shooters who was discribed as having crazy legs and looked like he had been there and back was heard to shout you had it coming. The authorities response appears to be rough and ready They have served warrants on Frankies house and Jeffs Beck's guitar shop I wonder who else will be implicated in this crime?

Scottish comedian Billy Connolly has had surgery for prostate cancer and is being treated for the ‘‘initial symptoms’’ of Parkinson’s Disease.‘‘Billy Connolly recently underwent minor surgery in America after being diagnosed with the very early stages of prostate cancer,’’ the statement said. ‘The operation was a total success, and Billy is fully recovered.‘‘In addition, Billy has been assessed as having the initial symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, for which he is receiving the appropriate treatment.‘‘Billy has been assured by experts that the findings will in no way inhibit or affect his ability to work, and he will start filming a TV series in the near future, as well as undertaking an extensive theatrical tour of New Zealand in the new year.’’

Forbes richest 400: The members of the Forbes 400 list of the richest US citizens increased their total net worth to $2.02 trillion this year, even as the rest of the population stagnates financially. Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the Forbes 400 for the 20th straight year.

By Schuyler Velasco, Staff writer / September 16, 2013

The wealthiest Americans got even wealthier in 2013, by a lot. The 2013 Forbes 400 List, released today, found that the 400 richest US citizens increased their combined net worth to $2.02 trillion this year, up $300 billion from 1.7 trillion in 2012. That’s an all-time record, and, according to Forbes, is about the same as the gross domestic product of Russia. The minimum net worth needed to make the Forbes 400 list was $1.3 billion – the highest since 2008 and a figure that kept 61 American billionaires off the list entirely.

Only 30 members of the Forbes 400 saw their net worth fall over the past year; 314 members of the list saw their wealth grow.

HOUSTON -- Tom DeLay, who was forced out as Republican House majority leader in 2005 because of felony money laundering charges, was exonerated Thursday by a Texas appeals court.

The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals said the evidence in the case was “legally insufficient,” and in a sharp 2-1 ruling, with two Republican judges ruling against a dissenting Democrat, the court cleared DeLay, a fierce GOP conservative. DeLay had represented a Houston district, and as House leader earned the nickname “The Hammer” for his iron-fisted control of his colleagues.

“It is ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that the trial court’s judgments of conviction be reversed; and judgments are rendered that the defendant, Thomas Dale DeLay, is not guilty of the offenses of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering, as charged in the indictment,” the court ruled in a 22-page decision. The court said DeLay, now 66, would “be discharged from all further liability for such offenses and charges.”

Four black women were admitted to traditionally all-white sororities at the University of Alabama Friday. Earlier this month, two black women were passed over by all-white sororities because of pressure from alumnae.

By Staff, Associated Press / September 21, 2013

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Black women are joining traditionally white sororities at the University of Alabama amid efforts to end racial segregation within Greek-letter social groups, the head of the school said Friday.

University President Judy Bonner said 11 black students and three students from other minority groups received bids, or invitations, to join a historically white sorority. Of that group, four black students and two students from other minority backgrounds have accepted those invitations, Bonner said. She expected the numbers to rise as the academic year continues.

"I am confident that we will achieve our objective of a Greek system that is inclusive, accessible and welcoming to students of all races and ethnicities," Bonner said in a video statement. "We will not tolerate anything less."

The university's Greek organizations have been segregated by race since the first black students enrolled and created social organizations. One oversight organization has been composed of white sororities and the other composed of minority sororities. Only a handful of blacks attempted to join the historically white Greek groups at Alabama, where there are also historically black fraternities and sororities.

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